Complete Chamber Music

Alban Berg (1885-1935)


String Quartet, Op. 3 (1909-10) 25:53
1 I Langsam 10:18
2 II Mäßige Viertel 10:59

premiere recording
3 Hier ist Friede, Op. 4 No. 5 (1912)* 4:34
from Altenberg Lieder
arranged for piano, harmonium, viola and cello by Alban Berg (1917)
Ziemlich langsam

premiere recording
Four Pieces, Op. 5 (1913) 8:02
for clarinet and piano
arranged for viola and piano by Henk Guittart (1992)
4 I Mäßig 1:28
5 II Sehr langsam 2:08
6 III Sehr rasch 1:19
7 IV Langsam 3:05

8 Adagio* 13:13
Second movement from the Chamber Concerto for piano, violin and 13 wind instruments (1923-25) arranged for violin, clarinet and piano by Alban Berg (1935)

Lyric Suite (1925-26) 28:41
for string quartet
9 Allegretto giovale 3:08
10 Andante amoroso 6:15
11 Allegro misterioso - Trio estatico 3:24
12 Adagio appassionato 5:54
13 Presto delirando - Tenebroso 4:32
14 Largo desolato 5:24
75:52
Schoenberg Quartet
Janneke van der Meer violin*
Wim de Jong violin
Henk Guittart viola
Viola de Hoog cello
with
Pierra Woudenberg clarinet
Bob Zimmerman harmonium
Sepp Grotenhuis piano
Recorded in:
Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2 & 3 July 2000 (String Quartet), 20 December 2000 (Hier ist Friede), 21 December 2000 (Four Pieces), 6-8 February 2001 (Lyric Suite), 21 November 2001 (Adagio)
Producer(s)
Bob Zimmerman (String Quartet, Lyric Suite)
Henk Guittart (Hier ist Friede, Adagio)
Janneke van der Meer (Four Pieces)
Sound Engineer(s)
Adriaan Verstijnen
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K